Small Businesses Are Swimming in Shark-Infested Cyber Waters A Stunning New Report Reveals a 2023 Feeding Frenzy If you’re a small business owner, you’re gonna need a bigger boat. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a stalwart non-profit in the domain of identity crime support, has just unveiled its annual 2023 Business Impact Report (BIR) […]
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Who Needs Hackers When Your Own Staff Can Sink You? 10 Dangerous Employee Mistakes That Could Cost You Everything Mayor: Drebin, I don’t want any more trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That’s my policy. Frank Drebin: Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy […]
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The “Great CISO Resignation” Ushers in the vCISO Era A Look at What’s Driving this Revolution in Cybersecurity Leadership The times they are a-changing—so Bob Dylan sang. We see it in the cars we drive and the clothes we wear. We also see it in the way leadership roles change over time. Enter the CISO. […]
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Corporate Casualties of the 2023 Cyber Wars The Most Notorious Incidents So Far—Key Takeaways & Lessons Learned If the past year has taught us anything, we all need to batten down the hatches for what’s to come. 2023 has been a whirlwind, with multiple incidents revealing various organizations’ Achilles’ heels. There’s a lot we can […]
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Survey Reveals Surprising Lack of Cybersecurity Expertise on S&P 500 Company Boards Has Many Asking If We’re Still Living in the 1980s Remember the hapless Mr. Carlson from WKRP in Cincinnati? Is that who you want calling the shots for your company’s security? According to an analysis conducted by software provider Diligent, a staggering 88% […]
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An Easy Guide to Cybersecurity Compliance Acronyms Everything You Wanted to Know About This Cyber-Alphabet Soup (But Were Afraid to Ask) Knowing what you don’t know (yet) is half the battle. Don’t enter the cyber warzone unprepared! In today’s challenging cybersecurity landscape, knowing how to decipher the acronym soup formulations designating various security frameworks and […]
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Security Breaches Shake Up Canada’s Friendly Skies A Quick Checklist for Concerned Business Leaders Mayday! Mayday! A recent cyberattack almost grounded Canada’s aviation giant. International hackers are gunning for Air Canada. The full extent of the damage has not been disclosed, but it appears that employee data—not customer information or flight operations—was compromised. Unfortunately, hacks […]
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Lessons Learned from the Recent Clorox Cyberattack How Simple Thought Leadership Can Prevent Your Business From Going Down the Drain The recent Clorox cyber spill left a stain that not even its own bleach can clean. The household name behind everyday essentials such as Clorox Bleach, Pine-Sol, and Hidden Valley Ranch, is still recovering from […]
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The Need for Robust Cybersecurity: Reflecting on the Biggest Breaches of 2023 In today’s digital age, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. As businesses increasingly rely on technology to store and manage sensitive data, the risk of cyberattacks has grown exponentially. The year 2023 has been no exception, with several high-profile data breaches making […]
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